American Idol is probably a really stressful experience. Thankfully, if contestants are under duress, there's someone they can talk to: Billy Mauldin, the CEO of the Motor Racing Outreach ministry. FYI: American Idol is not a motorsport.

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See, I used to watch American Idol. Like every episode. I was a huge fan. And the main thing I noticed when I watched the show was the distinct lack of anything motorsports related at all, other than the Ford product placement.

For example, you don't frequently see someone miss a high note and then spin wildly into the horn section where they get lodged in a sousaphone.

The reason Mauldin is there is because of Fox Sports's David Hill, who realized that a number of singers grew up in faith-based environments and he had worked with Mauldin at NASCAR races. Put them together, and you have American Idol: NASCAR Edition, which is actually a thing that already exists.